Monday, June 16, 2008

Maulana Mujibullah Nadwi


Maulana Mujibullah Nadwi [1918-2006] : scholar

Maulana Mujibullah Nadwi [1918-2006] : scholar

Maulana Mujibullah Nadwi eminent scholar and tireless worker for the community was born in Ghosi town of then Azamgarh district on 4 January 1918.
He worked as research fellow in Darul Musannifin from 1946 to 1967. He was Nazim or prinicipal of Jamiatur Rashad for 43 years and edited monthly magazine of the madrasah.
He was a founder member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy and the All India Milli Council. He was member of the excutive committe of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
He breathed hislast on 12 May 2006 in Lucknow, and was buried in a graveyard near Jamiatur Rashad